By contrast, former prime minister Tony Blair responsible for passing the Act as "One of the biggest mistakes of his career".
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The Act implements a manifesto commitment of the Labour Party in the 1997 general election, developed by Dr David Clark as a 1997 White Paper.
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The act was preceded by a 1998 white paper, entitled "Your Right to Know" by Dr David Clark.
From the 1990s onwards the unit received requests for raw data made by those critical of the scientific understanding of global warming, and after the UK Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) came into effect in 2005, there were Freedom of Information requests to the Climatic Research Unit for this raw data.
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The Central Clearing House's was set up to ensure consistent application of the Data Protection Act 1998, the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and the Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs) across Central Government.
This part extends the existing Freedom of Information Act 2000, extending the scope of the Act and amending the role of the Information Commissioner.